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Geraldine Doogue in discussion with journalist and advocate for press freedom Peter Greste and Chair of PEN International Writers in Prison Committee, Salil Tripathi about the attacks on press freedom in an era of fake news and populism. The discussion was held at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, ...

Why are we drawn to bad news over good news? Is it because the media promotes bad over good or are our brains wired to seek out the bad so we can prepare for it? Dr Fiona Kerr explains how we process news and why we should make sure that we remember to seek out the good and sometimes, perhaps, the fluffy news. ...

Wherever you sit on the political spectrum, it can often feel like the media - and in particular the internet - is full of people we love to hate. Conservative columnist and op-ed writer for the New York Times Bari Weiss is one of them. She joins RN Drive ahead of her appearance with Michael Fullilove at ...

The newspaper company formerly known as Fairfax now owned by Channel 9 is leading a campaign to liberalise Australias defamation laws. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have lost, or are facing, major defamation cases so theyre pushing to change the rules, which are some of the toughest in the ...

The Teacher's Pet podcast has led a breakthrough in the cold case of Lynette Dawson, who disappeared from Sydney's northern beaches in 1982. Her husband Chris Dawson has now been arrested and charged with her murder. But there are concerns the popularity of the podcast will make it difficult to ...